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Not so long ago, humanity stood on the brink of a self-inflicted catastrophe. Our use of ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) had torn a hole in the ozone layer that protects us from the sun&r...

After a decade-long test of secondary and cascade CO2 equipment, Food Lion is ready to run its first transcritical refrigeration system - in a warm climate, no less. In the cover story of the latest edition of Acceler...

Increasingly, there is a global consensus to phase down HFCs refrigerants and replace them with low global warming refrigerants. These include natural refrigerants that have been shown to be more energy efficient than...

On 25 and 26 June 2015 the eurammon Symposium took place in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Under the motto, "Be Smart, Go Natural", nine international speakers presented on current trends in the field of natural...

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE conducts research on the technology needed to supply energy efficiently and on an environmentally sound basis in industrialised, threshold and developing countries...

Haier's new wine cooler is free of compressor technology, instead using a small module measuring just two-inch by by two-inch by half an inch thick.
The miniature piece of solid-state circuitry is packed with ...

Since at least 2009, the international refrigeration community has been discussing a global phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Today, it’s gaining greater attention, because, even though the transition from...

The market for natural refrigerants is growing and evolving with companies turning their focus towards solutions for warmer climates. ATMOsphere Europe 2016 reflects this trend in it's move South to Barcelon...

Returning for it's 3rd edition, ATMOsphere Asia 2016 will cover the latest natural refrigerant technology innovations, market trends and regulatory issues, looking at both the Japanese scope as well as the i...

Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sensitised students in second cycle institutions in the Upper East Region on the depletion of the ozone layer and how best to prevent the phenomenon.
The bene...

The global magnetic refrigeration market is forecast to reach $315.7 million by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 98.7 percent between 2017 and 2022, according to a new market research report pu...

Described as the worst-performing industrial nation on climate change at the UN talks in Lima last year, Australia has finally awoken from its slumber announcing plans to reduce HFCs by 85% by 2036 and greenhouse gas ...